When a stock hits a fresh low, it can either signal a dirt cheap dream stock or a dreadful stock to avoid. Separating the wheat from the chaff is difficult, but finding well-run companies at bargain-basement prices is a great way to accumulate a fortune over the long run.
With that in mind, we'll use the aggregate intelligence of the 130,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS to see what the community is saying about stocks hitting 52-week lows today. The community's approval (signified by four- and five-star ratings) could indicate that further research is in order.
Here are two such stocks:
| Company |
Today’s Intraday Price |
Industry |
CAPS Rating (out of 5) |
Fools Saying Outperform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Questcor Pharmaceuticals |
$3.88 |
Pharmaceuticals |
|
240 of 254 |
|
H&R Block, Inc. |
$14.62 |
Diversified Consumer Services |
|
219 of 416 |
Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of May 13, 2009.
Top-rated pharmaceuticals companies:
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Matrixx Initiatives, Inc.
(NASDAQ:MTXX) : Stock price is 26% higher than last year. -
Schering-Plough Corp
(NYSE:SGP) : Stock price is 26% higher than last year.
Top-rated diversified consumer services companies:
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Noah Education
(NYSE:NED) : Stock price is 50% lower than last year. -
Sotheby's
(NYSE:BID) : Stock price is 55% lower than last year.
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